Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1887-10-21
Notwithstanding a Yearning For j.
Davis, the Public Generally Ex-
press Satisfaction.
The Announcement Made That Editor
Blenthem Does Not Endorse the
Terrible Article.
The Fiendish Flap Jack Flipper Fined
$50 and Costs for Insulting
Mrs. Cleveland.
The Nations Dignity Sustained.

The Nations Dignity Sustained.
MEMPHIS, Oct. A-The president is here
and the largest throng of civilians ever
gathered within the city limits is mere to
welcome him. A delegation of half dozen
gentlemen boarded his train as it came to
stop at West Memphis and informally
conveyed to the excursionists the greetings
of the several committees formed to do the
hon0rs of the city and invited them on
board the steamer Kate Adams which was
moOred close at hand. Upon the steamer
they were welcomed by about 200 of the
leading citizens, members of executive and
entertainment committees. The boat was
bedecked with flags and its spaeions cabin
was
A BOWER OF ROSES.
The Adams cast off her line and the artil-
lery salute was fired from the levee on the
east side as she steamed up past the city,
where the band was playing and the peo-
pie along the shore were cheering. The
boat went about three miles up stream to
give the president an opportunity to see
the works of the rivor improvement now in
progress, and turning came back to the
custom house, where the distinguished
guests were landed. When the president
and Mrs. Cleveland had been seated in
their carriage the throng in their enth usi-
asm broke over all bounds, carrying away
the cOlored militia guards stationed to keep
the way open. The progress to the hotel
was by no means an orderly proceeding.
1t was miscellaneous procession of
THOUSAND NEGROES,
mixing itself up with the carriages of the
committees and guests, but there was am
pie room and no harm done. The presi-
Dental party was assigned comfortable
quarters at the historic Gayaso house.
The guests remained quietly in their rooms
till 6 O'Clock, when they were summoned
to dinner in their private dining room. At
o'clock a committee of 200 ladies and
gentlemen in full dress assembled in the
corridors Of the hotel to escort the presi-
dent and his party to carriages to see the
fireworks. Returning to the hotel, Presi-
dent and Mrs. Cleveland at o'clock held a
reception which was attended by two or
three thousand ladies and gentlemee in
vited by the committee of arrangements.
MEMPHIS, Oct. 15.-Members of the pres
idential party, accompanied by the men,
bers of the reception committee and their
wives, were driven through the principal
streets under escort of the Chickasaw
guards and Memphis zouaves this morning.
When Court square was reached the presi-
dental party we're escorted to the plat
form and the nations chief was introduced
by Judge Elicit. Judge Elicit referred hap
PLY to Mrs. Cleveland and welcomed both
to the hospitality of Memphis. President
Cleveland responded by relating how Mem
phis had been beset by difficulties and
scourges from its earliest inception.
Though the day was not uncomfortably
warm, the spot was an exposed one and
Judge EIlet, who stood for time with his
hat off as the president was speaking, sat
down and was soon overcome by the heat.
DR.. Bryant of the presidential party re-
mained with the unfortunate gentleman
while the president was escorted to the
cotton and merchants exchange. Judge
Elicit died five minutes after the president
left the reviewing stand. The festivities
arranged for the remainder of the presi-
dents visit here have been postponed
A BURNING BRIDGE.
Wnen Lhe pllOG Iraln preceding Ine pres
idential train arrived at the trestle between
Bonneville and Jonesboro, Ark, yesterday
morning the engineer discovered the bridge
to be on fire. He found that section
about ten feet square was in flames and
that the fires had been started on the un-
der side of the timbers. Had the train been
ten minutes later there might have been
another Chatsworth horror to chronicle.
The conclusion is almost irresistible that
somebody had applied torch to at least
eight or nine timberS.
NASHVILLE, Oct. 1.-THE president and
all his party at Belle Mead were early astir
this morning. At 8A5 procession was
formed and the march to the city began to
the music of a presidential salute OF artil-
lery. The route lay through the fine
grounds of the Vanderbilt university. The
pupils Of the institution were drawn up In